It’s been a process that has featured a lot of frustrating developments for FSU fans, but Mike Norvell is starting to establish a better reputation with his high school recruiting.
This isn’t to say Norvell is at the level that FSU fans expect. He isn’t close to being what Bobby Bowden was, nor has he shown the ability to stack top classes like Jimbo Fisher did. But Norvell’s recruiting was once considered a liability, and now it looks much more competitive with the top 20 power four programs.
Some of this could be credited to the staff changes made during the offseason. Norvell dumped both coordinators and several assistants. Former co-defensive coordinator Adam Fuller was a huge weakness on the trail and that’s putting kindly. In general, it wasn’t a staff that struck fear in opposing staffs when it came time for recruiting battles…